20170824 Gospel Jn 1:45-51

Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth." But Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him." Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel." Jesus answered and said to him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this." And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

Reflection:

Tag-sugin’lan ni Philip an ija amigo na si Nathanael na ini na sa ato katalirungan an tag-laong ni Moses sanan nan mga propeta na Son of Man, an Messiah, na amo’y motubos sa ato mga kasay’anan sa kalibutan.

Bagan dili makatoo si Nathanael nan ini na kamatuoran kay para dija, waya man kuno’y marajaw na manggikan sa Nazareth amo na tagdajeg ni Jesus an pagka-sensiro sanan pagka-matinud’anon ni nija sa ija pagkatawo.

Ugsa seguro na taghimo ni Jesus si Nathanael na isa sa dose ka apostles Nija na nakilaya sanan tag-ngan’lan na Batholomew.

Marajaw ‘sab unta kon may kagawian kita na parehas kan Nathanael na may malagsik sanan maabtikon na tinuohan kan God.